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Turmoil in Yemen escalates as Saudi Arabia bombs rebelshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3440680-turmoil-yemen-escalates-saudi-arabia-bombs-rebels.html
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The turmoil in Yemen grew into a regional conflict Thursday, with Saudi Arabia and its allies bombing Shiite rebels allied with Iran, while Egyptian officials said a ground assault will follow the airstrikes.
Iran denounced the Saudi-led air campaign, saying it "considers this action a dangerous step," and oil prices jumped in New York...Fri, 27 Mar 2015 00:31:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3440680-turmoil-yemen-escalates-saudi-arabia-bombs-rebels.html2015-03-27T00:31:00ZIran, Saudi Arabia fighting bloody proxy wars across regionhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3441978-iran-saudi-arabia-fighting-bloody-proxy-wars-region.html
BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes on Sanaa herald Yemen's emergence as the latest theater for the proxy war between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shiite-dominated Iran.
The two regional powers have long fought for supremacy, and their competition for power has become perhaps the most defining feature shaping the Middle East's relentless chaos and bloodshed. Over the year...Thu, 26 Mar 2015 19:35:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3441978-iran-saudi-arabia-fighting-bloody-proxy-wars-region.html2015-03-26T19:35:00ZGulf equities slide as Saudi launches airstrikes on Yemenhttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3441136-gulf-equities-slide-saudi-launches-airstrikes-yemen.html
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Stock markets across the Gulf Arab region and other parts of the Middle East closed slightly lower on Thursday, an expected tumble after Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes overnight on neighboring Yemen.
Oil prices were also hit by the jitters over the escalation in Yemen, with Brent crude up $2.34 at $58.81 and U.S. crude...Thu, 26 Mar 2015 15:15:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3441136-gulf-equities-slide-saudi-launches-airstrikes-yemen.html2015-03-26T15:15:00ZSaudis, Egypt consider intervention in Yemen, likely by airhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3439654-saudis-egypt-consider-intervention-yemen-air.html
CAIRO (AP) — With Yemen's president swept out of power by Shiite rebels, neighboring Saudi Arabia and allies such as Egypt are considering whether and how to intervene to stop a takeover of the country by rebels they believe are backed by Shiite Iran.
President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has asked Gulf countries for military intervention and asked the United...Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:15:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3439654-saudis-egypt-consider-intervention-yemen-air.html2015-03-25T19:15:00ZYemen FM: President Hadi calls for Gulf military, UN actionhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3434350-yemen-fm-president-hadi-calls-gulf-military-un-action.html
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's embattled President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has asked Gulf countries to intervene militarily against Shiite rebels who have seized the capital and are advancing toward his new base in the south, his foreign minister told Saudi media Monday.
Riad Yassin said Hadi has also asked the United Nations to impose a no-fly zone so that ...Mon, 23 Mar 2015 18:14:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3434350-yemen-fm-president-hadi-calls-gulf-military-un-action.html2015-03-23T18:14:00ZIn coalition of many, US air power does the heavy liftinghttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3411858-coalition-many-us-air-power-heavy-lifting.html
AL-UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar (AP) — American refueling planes rumble into the air from this desert air base around the clock to top up coalition aircraft bombing Islamic State militants, whether they're Arab fighters flying out of regional bases or French warplanes catapulted off an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf.
The al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar is the r...Thu, 12 Mar 2015 18:28:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3411858-coalition-many-us-air-power-heavy-lifting.html2015-03-12T18:28:00ZDempsey: Some Iraqi troops show up for training ill-preparedhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3402200-dempsey-iraqi-troops-up-training-ill-prepared.html
ABOARD THE CHARLES DE GAULLE (AP) — Some Iraqi army units in line for U.S.-led training to fight the Islamic State group are showing up ill-prepared, the top American general said Sunday.
Gen. Martin Dempsey, speaking to reporters aboard this French aircraft carrier in the northern Persian Gulf not far from Iran's coast, said he sees no reason to send mor...Sun, 08 Mar 2015 18:14:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3402200-dempsey-iraqi-troops-up-training-ill-prepared.html2015-03-08T18:14:00ZIS destroying another ancient archaeological site in Iraqhttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3400748-destroying-ancient-archaeological-site-iraq.html
BAGHDAD (AP) — Islamic State militants continued their campaign targeting cultural heritage sites in territories they control in northern Iraq, looting and damaging the ancient city of Hatra just one day after bulldozing the historic city of Nimrud, according to Iraqi government officials and local residents. The destruction in Hatra comes as the militant Islamic group fende...Sat, 07 Mar 2015 19:50:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3400748-destroying-ancient-archaeological-site-iraq.html2015-03-07T19:50:00ZTop US general optimistic about outcome of Tikrit battlehttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3400394-top-us-general-optimistic-outcome-tikrit-battle.html
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The top U.S. general predicts the one-two punch of Iranian-backed militias and Iraqi government troops will prevail over Islamic State fighters in the unfolding battle for Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's hometown.
But U.S. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the expected successful push in Tikrit, about 13...Sat, 07 Mar 2015 17:07:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3400394-top-us-general-optimistic-outcome-tikrit-battle.html2015-03-07T17:07:00ZSinger John Legend performs in Bahrain to sold-out crowdhttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/3389734-singer-john-legend-performs-bahrain-to-sold-out-crowd.html
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Award-winning American singer and songwriter John Legend took to the stage in Bahrain on Monday night, performing to a sold-out crowd of more than 2,000 people despite calls by some activists to cancel the concert due to concerns over human rights abuses in the Gulf Arab nation.
The concert was guarded by anti-riot police vehicles o...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 19:57:39 GMThttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/3389734-singer-john-legend-performs-bahrain-to-sold-out-crowd.html2015-03-02T19:57:39ZBahrain: Shut channel lacked license, anti-terror standardshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3347576-bahrain-shut-channel-lacked-license-anti-terror-standards.html
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Bahrain said Monday it suspended a new pan-Arab news channel backed by a billionaire Saudi prince within hours of its first broadcast because it failed to obtain a proper license and did not meet anti-terrorist standards.
The Alarab network disappeared from TV screens early on Feb. 2, a day after its launch. Bahrain initially declin...Mon, 09 Feb 2015 16:18:38 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3347576-bahrain-shut-channel-lacked-license-anti-terror-standards.html2015-02-09T16:18:38ZGulf Air to resume Baghdad flights 2 weeks after shootinghttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3340744-gulf-air-to-resume-baghdad-flights-2-weeks-shooting.html
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain's national airline says it plans to resume flights to Baghdad nearly two weeks after it and other carriers suspended operations after a passenger plane came under fire on landing in the Iraqi capital.
Gulf Air said on Thursday it would resume flights to Baghdad International Airport on Saturday. It says the decis...Thu, 05 Feb 2015 12:27:02 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3340744-gulf-air-to-resume-baghdad-flights-2-weeks-shooting.html2015-02-05T12:27:02ZHezbollah faces hard choices between fighting Israel, Sunnishttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3336250-hezbollah-faces-hard-choices-fighting-israel-sunnis.html
BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah's ambitions are spreading far beyond its Lebanon home as the militant Shiite movement appears increasingly bent on taking on Sunni foes across the Middle East. It has sent thousands of its fighters into Syria and senior military advisers to Iraq, helped Shiite rebels rise to power in Yemen and threatened Bahrain over its abuse of the Shiite majority. ...Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:19:10 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3336250-hezbollah-faces-hard-choices-fighting-israel-sunnis.html2015-02-03T16:19:10ZSaudi prince's news channel halts broadcasting after 1 dayhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3334576-saudi-princes-news-channel-halts-broadcasting-1-day.html
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — A new pan-Arab news channel backed by a billionaire Saudi prince was suspended from broadcasting from its home in Bahrain on Monday, just hours after it went on air and carried an interview with a prominent opposition activist.
The Alarab television station said on its official Twitter feed that coverage was halted for "technical an...Mon, 02 Feb 2015 15:32:47 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3334576-saudi-princes-news-channel-halts-broadcasting-1-day.html2015-02-02T15:32:47ZArabic news channel backed by Saudi prince goes on airhttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3333612-arabic-news-channel-backed-saudi-prince-air.html
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The fight for Arabic news viewers is heating up.
A new pan-Arab channel known as Alarab took to the airwaves Sunday from its headquarters in the tiny island nation of Bahrain, promising an "objective, fresh and unbiased view of world events." It is backed by Saudi billionaire and royal family member Prince Alwaleed bin Talal.
...Sun, 01 Feb 2015 13:50:12 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3333612-arabic-news-channel-backed-saudi-prince-air.html2015-02-01T13:50:12ZBahrain revokes citizenship of IS group ideologuehttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3332464-bahrain-revokes-citizenship-group-ideologue.html
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Bahraini authorities say they have stripped the citizenship of a senior member of the Islamic State militant group and dozens of other people.
The Ministry of Interior said Saturday the government revoked the citizenship of 72 Bahrainis as part of its responsibility to "protect the security and stability of Bahrain." The list includ...Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:39:37 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3332464-bahrain-revokes-citizenship-group-ideologue.html2015-01-31T14:39:37ZFiery Islamic State group cleric gives voice to radicalshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3325886-fiery-islamic-group-cleric-voice-to-radicals.html
BEIRUT (AP) — Turki al-Binali has crisscrossed the Islamic State group's self-declared caliphate in Syria and Iraq with a pistol holstered at his side, delivering fiery sermons in which the 30-year-old provides religious justification for its bloody rampage across the region.
The young Bahraini preacher, who has emerged as one of the extremists' leading i...Wed, 28 Jan 2015 07:01:38 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3325886-fiery-islamic-group-cleric-voice-to-radicals.html2015-01-28T07:01:38ZUS manufacturer of Oreo begins building new Bahrain planthttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3308666-us-manufacturer-oreo-building-bahrain-plant.html
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The U.S. food company behind Oreo cookies and Ritz crackers says it has begun construction of a $90 million biscuit plant in Bahrain to keep up with growing demand in the Middle East and Africa for Mondelez International's products.
The multinational conglomerate behind some of the world's most popular food snacks inaugurated the be...Sun, 18 Jan 2015 13:03:11 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3308666-us-manufacturer-oreo-building-bahrain-plant.html2015-01-18T13:03:11ZUN, EU concerned at arrest of top Bahrain Shiite leaderhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3281636-un-eu-concerned-arrest-top-bahrain-shiite-leader.html
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The UN human rights chief on Tuesday called on Bahrain's government to immediately release the leader of the country's main Shiite opposition group and the European Union warned that his arrest could further destabilize an already fragile political environment.
Sheikh Ali Salman's arrest on Sunday has been widely viewed as an escala...Tue, 30 Dec 2014 16:38:46 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3281636-un-eu-concerned-arrest-top-bahrain-shiite-leader.html2014-12-30T16:38:46ZSaudi prince's news channel to go live in Februaryhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3260868-saudi-princes-news-channel-to-live-february.html
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal's pan-Arab news channel will finally take to the airwaves early next year.
Officials for the channel, dubbed Alarab, said Monday it will begin broadcasting on February 1 from its base in the Bahraini capital, Manama. The channel promises to provide "an objective, fresh and unbiased view of...Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:38:33 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3260868-saudi-princes-news-channel-to-live-february.html2014-12-15T13:38:33ZGulf Arab states close ranks with navy, policehttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3250516-gulf-arab-close-ranks-with-navy-police.html
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council, which is concerned about Shiite Iran's regional influence and the rise of Sunni extremist groups, agreed on Tuesday to create a joint naval force based out of Bahrain and announced a police force based out of the United Arab Emirates' capital of Abu Dhabi.
The creation of the police force, known ...Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:02:19 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3250516-gulf-arab-close-ranks-with-navy-police.html2014-12-10T00:02:19ZThe Arab Spring, 4 years onhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3247504-arab-spring-4-years.html
CAIRO (AP) — Here's a look at how the countries of the Arab Spring have fared four years after pro-democracy uprisings swept the region:
TUNISIA: The hope for democratic change that swept the region four years ago is today mainly confined to Tunisia, where the self-immolation of a fruit seller ignited a successful revolt against Zine El Abidine Ben Ali th...Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:18:53 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3247504-arab-spring-4-years.html2014-12-07T15:18:53ZFour years on, something of an Arab Winterhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3247468-years-on-arab-winter.html
You can blow out a candle, but you can't blow out a fire,
Once the flames begin to catch, the wind will blow it higher. — "Biko," Peter Gabriel It began with a spark, four years ago: An itinerant fruit seller, despairing of life in authoritarian Tunisia, set himself on fire and burned to death. It provoked a revolution, and the flames caught swiftly acros...Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:15:58 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3247468-years-on-arab-winter.html2014-12-07T15:15:58ZAP INTERVIEW: Canada rules out Syria airstrikeshttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3246434-ap-interview-canada-rules-syria-airstrikes.html
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Canada has no plans to follow its neighbor the United States in expanding airstrikes against the Islamic State group into Syria, the country's top diplomat said Saturday during a visit to the Middle East.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Foreign Minister John Baird said Canada has a responsibility to contribute to the U.S....Sat, 06 Dec 2014 19:56:44 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3246434-ap-interview-canada-rules-syria-airstrikes.html2014-12-06T19:56:44ZBritain to boost military presence in Persian Gulfhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3245844-britain-to-boost-military-presence-persian-gulf.html
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Britain has signed a deal with Bahrain that will bolster the United Kingdom's military presence in the island nation and give it permanent naval base in the oil-rich Persian Gulf region, officials announced Saturday.
The agreement marks a strategic shift for Britain, which formally withdrew from its major Gulf military bases in 1971...Sat, 06 Dec 2014 18:02:36 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3245844-britain-to-boost-military-presence-persian-gulf.html2014-12-06T18:02:36ZBahrain prince urges new name for extremist fighthttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3244842-bahrain-prince-urges-extremist-fight.html
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — A top Bahraini official called Friday for new terminology to describe the fight against extremists such as the Islamic State group that better describes their desire for theocratic rule.
Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa issued the call at the start of the annual Manama Dialogue security conference in the tiny island...Fri, 05 Dec 2014 19:53:51 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3244842-bahrain-prince-urges-extremist-fight.html2014-12-05T19:53:51ZBahrain jails Shiite activist for insulting kinghttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3243102-bahrain-jails-shiite-activist-insulting-king.html
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — A Bahraini court on Thursday sentenced a prominent opposition activist to three years in prison for insulting the king after she tore up the monarch's photo, her lawyer said. The activist, Zainab al-Khawaja, gave birth only a few weeks earlier.
Al-Khawaja was also fined the equivalent of around $8,000, lawyer Mohammed al-Wasti told ...Thu, 04 Dec 2014 21:32:52 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3243102-bahrain-jails-shiite-activist-insulting-king.html2014-12-04T21:32:52ZBahrain's pro-government bloc dominates votehttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3234700-bahrains-pro-government-bloc-dominates-vote.html
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Pro-government candidates took the majority of contested seats in Bahrain's parliamentary election on Sunday, although 13 independent Shiite candidates won mandates despite a boycott by the main opposition group, official results showed.
The Shiites, a majority in Sunni-ruled Bahrain, lost seats compared to the previous vote four ye...Sun, 30 Nov 2014 21:35:10 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3234700-bahrains-pro-government-bloc-dominates-vote.html2014-11-30T21:35:10ZBahrain voters cast ballots in runoff electionhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3233368-bahrain-voters-cast-ballots-runoff-election.html
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Bahraini voters returned to the polls Saturday for a runoff election being boycotted by the opposition for the tiny island nation's first new parliament since widespread Arab Spring-inspired protests nearly four years ago.
The elections will determine the makeup of the 40-seat lower house of parliament. It follows a first-round vote...Sat, 29 Nov 2014 08:42:36 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3233368-bahrain-voters-cast-ballots-runoff-election.html2014-11-29T08:42:36ZBahrain holds its first major vote since unresthttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3222184-bahrain-holds-major-vote-unrest.html
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Voters in Bahrain cast ballots Saturday in the island kingdom's first full parliamentary election since Arab Spring-inspired protests nearly four years ago, but a boycott by the country's opposition overshadowed the vote and highlighted the sectarian-charged divisions gripping this strategic U.S. ally.
The country's most organized S...Sat, 22 Nov 2014 13:51:47 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3222184-bahrain-holds-major-vote-unrest.html2014-11-22T13:51:47Z